People, process and technology: A model for digital transformation of healthcare

Author's Biography

Harold Wolf Harold (Hal) Wolf III is the President and CEO of the Healthcare Information and Management Systems Society (HIMSS), a mission-driven non-profit global adviser and thought leader supporting the reform of the global health ecosystem through the power of information and technology. With a membership of 80,000 around the world, HIMSS serves the global health communities with focused operations across North America, Europe, United Kingdom, the Middle East and Asia Pacific. Wolf is respected internationally as a healthcare and informatics leader, with areas of expertise in m-health, product development, integrated care models, marketing, distribution, information technology and large-scale innovation implementation. Before joining HIMSS, Wolf served at The Chartis Group as Director; Practice Leader of Information and Digital Health Strategy. Prior to The Chartis Group, he served as the Senior Vice President and Chief Operating Officer of The Permanente Federation, representing more than 16,000 physicians. Wolf also held executive positions at MTV Networks, Time Warner, and served as a Senior Advisor to McKinsey & Co.

Anne W. Snowdon Dr. Anne Snowdon is a Professor of Strategy and Entrepreneurship at the Odette School of Business, University of Windsor. This research builds on a well established program me of research focused on healthcare supply chain, and health system innovation to achieve sustainability, economic value and productivity by providing support for innovators and entrepreneurs to successfully bring their discoveries to the Canadian, U.S. and world markets. Currently, Dr. Snowdon is the Vice Chair of the Board of the Directors for Alberta Innovates, and member of the Health Futures Council of Arizona State University (ASU), and the Chief Scientific Research Officer for HIMSS. She is an Adjunct Faculty at the Department of Computer Science at the University of Windsor, the School of Nursing at Dalhousie University and the Centre for Innovative Medical Technology (CIMT), at the University of Southern Denmark. Dr. Snowdon has published more than 150 research articles, papers and cases, has received over US $22 million in research funding, holds patents and has commercialised a highly successful booster seat product for children traveling in vehicles and is a Fulbright Scholar. She holds a PhD in Nursing from the University of Michigan, an MSc from McGill University, and BScN from Western University. Professor of Strategy and Entrepreneurship, Odette School of Business, University of Windsor, Windsor, Ontario Canada.